Teyvat Survival Guide

Chapter 103 May the Wind God Be With You

The next morning, a room with a hint of sacredness was revealed amidst its noble elegance and luxury.

The sleepy white-haired boy lying on Gao Jie's bed shook his head slightly, sniffed and shook off a wind crystal butterfly on the tip of his nose.

Samuel sat up in bed, holding his forehead to try to clear his mind.

After a while, he came to his senses, looked at the wind crystal butterflies dancing in the room, and took a deep breath.

Then he glanced at the time on the grandfather clock in the room. It was a little after seven o'clock, so he got up, dressed, and washed up.

When he just woke up, his emotions were still at the end of the dream.

That kind of excitement, but also a feeling of confusion and disappointment.

——He dreamed of Lord Barbatos again.

He could no longer remember the specific content of the dream. The only thing that was clear was what Lord Barbatos said to him at the end of the dream.

Although it was a dream, Samuel had a strong sense of reality, as if he had seen Him with his own eyes.

Samuel, who was washing up, paused when he thought of this, and a gleam of light flashed in his blue eyes.

Maybe it is true!

The soil in his heart loosened slightly, and Samuel looked forward to it, recalling the words that Lord Barbatos had said in his dream.

Remember He said:

“Relax, my little slime.

"There's no need to be so stressed. I've said before that my original intention was just to make you happier and enjoy yourself more.

"I don't want to wake up and see a little slime that I don't recognize at all.

"So, relax more and don't keep staring at the contents of the book.

"Use your own eyes to see more of the world, okay?"

And in the dream, as the words fell, Samuel felt the embrace and the warmth that flashed across his forehead.

Lord Barbatos...

Thinking of this, Samuel, after washing and dressing, walked to the gold-inlaid bedside table, picked up the crown placed on the gold-threaded red pillow on it, and put it on his head.

She checked in front of the mirror that her clothes and crown were properly on, then opened the door.

Giuliana was waiting outside the door as usual.

Since Samuel returned to the cathedral, she has been waiting outside the door every morning as before.

Seeing the door open, Giuliana bowed slightly to the white-haired boy wearing a crown in front of her and said respectfully:

"May you be well, Saint Samuel."

The Giuliana in front of him was no longer dressed in white as when he first saw her. She had passed the church's assessment and became an official nun in black.

At this point, she could already be called "Sister Giuliana".

Samuel looked at her black nun's uniform in surprise, then he came to his senses after a moment and nodded, responding skillfully:

"May the wind god protect you."

"Your Majesty, do you have any plans for today?" asked Giuliana.

Although she often accompanied Samuel, she also knew that most of His Majesty's recent schedule was to read books in the Knights' library.

But surprisingly, today His Majesty did not answer her "going to the library" as usual, but lowered his head and thought for a while.

Then, she heard him ask in a clear and gentle boyish voice:

"Aren't the Knights and the Church busy yet?"

"Post-disaster reconstruction is almost complete, Your Majesty," Gilliana replied respectfully. "Captain Gunhild said that you will be able to resume your normal tutorial schedule soon."

Samuel nodded. He had also asked Lisa when he went to the Knights' Library, and her answer was similar to Gilliana's.

Many bishops, nuns and monks from the diocese who had gone out to carry out rescue operations also returned.

I won't go to the Knights' Order to read today... I'll just do as Lord Barbatos said and walk around the city to see how the residents of Mondstadt are doing recently, right?

Thinking about it, Samuel raised his head and said to Gilliana:

"Today I want to just wander around town, alone."

Giuliana nodded, and then suddenly seemed to have thought of something, looked at his clothes for a few seconds, and said hesitantly:

"…Your Majesty, are you going to leave like this?"

Samuel blinked and asked in confusion, "I'm just going out for a stroll, do I need to dress more formally?"

He was not used to clothes with so many accessories, and still liked the pure white slim-fitting robe he was wearing now, with a white shawl over it, a white belt, a ceremonial dress decorated with a small amount of silver thread patterns, silver tassels, and a sterling silver necklace.

Simple, sacred, and noble.

Well, it was the set that Albedo gave him. Later, because he liked it so much, he asked Albedo to make a few more.

The main thing is that it is easy to put on, just like wearing clothes in the previous life. You need to put on a robe and a shawl, then tie a belt and wear a necklace.

And there is also a simple but holy aura, which Samuel feels is in line with the personality of His Holiness the Pope.

There are now three sets of such clothes in Samuel's room's wardrobe. He changes them over the past few days. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell which is which.

Only he could tell at a glance which piece of clothing had been worn and for how long based on the concentration of wind elemental force on it.

Well... this also caused some Mondstadt residents to begin to wonder why His Majesty never changed his clothes.

As for those luxurious religious robes... they are either inlaid with gold or silver and inlaid with gems. They look good when worn and are truly sacred, but they are just too cumbersome.

As a result, every time Samuel wore those clothes and looked in the mirror, if it weren't for the strong religious atmosphere, he would have suspected that he was not His Majesty, but the king of some kingdom.

Well... the so-called divine right of kings, the Pope is also called the Pope, so he should be considered a "king"...

Complaining inwardly, Samuel saw Giuliana shaking her head and slowly spoke:

"No, Your Majesty... I just heard from the Knights that someone has been secretly spreading bad things about you.

"Even though the Knights have captured those people and dealt with them accordingly, I still hope that you can do some concealment when traveling alone..."

Samuel became interested after hearing this: "What bad things are being said about me?"

"Um…"

"What did you say?"

Gilliana hesitated for a long time before slowly speaking under Samuel's gaze:

“…Your Majesty, you were able to save Mondstadt, but you came so late on purpose.

“…Last time it was a dragon plague, and this time it happened to be a wolf plague caused by the wolf representing the North Wind Guardian.

"So someone secretly spread the rumor that you colluded with the Guardian of the North Wind and sacrificed the lives of tens of thousands of Mondstadt people to gain trust, so...

"…There are also rumors saying, 'Last time it was a dragon plague, this time it's a wolf plague. I don't know what species His Majesty Samuel is, but it's probably related to him.'"

As Giuliana spoke, her voice gradually became lower and her expression became angry, as if she felt that those remarks were a blasphemy to the white-haired boy wearing the crown in front of her.

Samuel was also stunned after hearing this. He never expected that someone would speculate about him with such malicious intent.

His azure blue eyes dimmed for a moment, but soon returned to their former clarity.

"I understand. I will pay attention." The white-haired boy wearing the crown nodded, and after a moment of consideration, he spoke again, "...Please prepare a cloak for me."

Gilliana bowed to him and then went to find a suitable cloak for Samuel.

Watching her leaving, Samuel lowered his eyes.

Since he eliminated the wolf plague and returned to Mondstadt, he no longer wears a cloak to cover himself in public.

The last time I wore a cloak was when I sneaked out to avoid the enthusiasm of the residents of Mondstadt.

But now he has become accustomed to accepting people's praise and love, and he no longer needs to hide carefully even if he travels alone without telling anyone.

And he once again put on a cloak to cover himself when he went out, just to avoid the sight of people with ulterior motives, just in case.

Thinking about it, Samuel couldn't help but sigh that everything is multifaceted and can be interpreted both positively and negatively.

With a slight sigh, he took the folded black cloak handed to him by Giuliana, shook it out and put it on.

After making sure he had covered it, he said to Giuliana, "I'm leaving."

Giuliana nodded and said respectfully:

"Please be careful, and may the wind god be with you."

After saying this, she stretched out her arms with a pious look, slowly lowered her head, and made the prayer posture of "holding the wind with both hands, then slowly retracting and clasping them together, with fingers interlocked."

"May the wind god be with you." Samuel returned the same gesture.

Then he put on his black hood and walked away slowly, accompanied by the breeze and morning light coming in through the open windows in the corridor.